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Frequently Asked Questions

We realise you may be feeling anxious at this time about your pet’s wellbeing. However, we wanted to reassure you that we’ll do all we can to support you and your pet – should the need arise.

As you’re probably aware, from our last update, we continue to monitor the situation and respond quickly to government advice and the professional guidance from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and British Veterinary Association. As a result, we are focusing our efforts on the pets in urgent need of our care and are only physically open for urgent and emergency cases.

The ongoing uncertainty surrounding the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will no doubt cause disruption to our usual routine and reduce the amount of social contact we have – preventing us from doing some of the things we enjoy which helps protect and maintain our mental wellbeing.

At Peak Vets, the health, safety and wellbeing of our patients, our staff and our community is our number-one priority.

You can still travel with your pet to the EU under the current pet travel rules using your current UK-issued EU pet passport. These rules will apply until 31 December 2020.

Harvey loves coming into the practice to say hello to all the staff at Peak Vets and has done since attending our brilliant Puppy Party, when he was just a few months old.

As we draw nearer to Christmas, and the nights are long and dark, we tend to fill our homes with tasty treats. It’s important to remember that sneaking our pets little bits of ‘human food’ can be the equivalent of you or I eating seven hamburgers in a row!

This month can be a particularly testing for all our pets due to Halloween) and Bonfire Night and as a result, we see an increase in dog and cat anxiety. It’s essential to be prepared and so we’ve put together some small steps you can take to help ease anxiety in your house pet.

As we’ve been posting a lot about cats, we started to feel sorry for our canine counterparts! So, this one’s for raising awareness for all the woofs out there; for the droolers, the bed hogs and the 5am barkers!